Four parts, no waiting : a social history of American barbershop harmony / Gage Averill.
Four parts, no waiting : a social history of American barbershop harmony / Gage Averill.
Four parts, no waiting : a social history of American barbershop harmony / Gage Averill.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N782.80973/1 DISC
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English
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xii, 234 p. : ill., ports., music ; 25 cm.+ 1 sound recording (CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in.)
Contents
Introduction: Past Perfect -- 1. A Little Close Harmony: A Medley of Nineteenth-Century Harmony -- 2. The Golden Era: Quartets in Show Business and the Music Industry -- 3. The Lost Chords: The Early Barbershop Revival -- 4. On Main Street, U.S.A. -- 5. Romancing the Tone: Song, Sound, and Significa...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"Four Parts, No Waiting explores the role that vernacular, barbershop-style close harmony has played in American musical history, American life, and the American imagination. In his research into barbershop harmony, Gage Averill has uncovered both a rich musical tradition - a hybrid of African American and European cultural forms - and an integral...
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Four parts, no waiting : a social history of American barbershop harmony / Gage Averill.
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American musicspheres.
Accompanying CD-ROM playlist, p. 229 - 234.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 211 - 218.
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N782.80973/1 DISC
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0195116720 :
9780195116724
0195116720
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782.80973
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991017482089702626
